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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1900
Page
1
Convicted murderer Dinsmore loses motion for new trial in Lexington. Attorneys plan to take the case to the Supreme Court. Judge Sullivan sets July 20, 1900 for execution. Dinsmore declares innocence before Buffalo county jail guard. The date coincides with his wedding anniversary.
A verdict of not guilty was returned after a little over an hour deliberation in the Harris Blenkiron murder case. Public sympathy for Harris was strong during the trial and the verdict met general satisfaction and expectations.
The house committee on foreign affairs will probe Charles E. Macrum ex consul to Pretoria over claims British officials opened his official mail. Representative Wheeler of Kentucky introduced the resolution. the committee may investigate without house direction if agreeable. Macrum has been invited to appear in Washington.
Dr. Emory G. Jones of Farmersville Illinois, a respected physician, killed himself at Virden railway station with a head shot. He was with his brother awaiting a train when he excused himself, went to the opposite side of the station and fired. He had suffered poor health for two years.
A Burlington freight crew switching at Exeter on Tuesday afternoon caused a team to be struck by an engine van. One horse owned by T. J. Farmer was killed. the driver, his son hauling cabs, could not see the engine due to a coal shed. Only one horse died.
Lieutenant Commander Seaton Schroeder secretary of the naval inspection board has been chosen to succeed Captain Leary as naval governor of Guam. He plans to sail aboard the Solace from San Francisco for Guam mid May and will relieve Captain Leary before July.
Fireman James Ginder, aged fifty, died at his home in Nebraska City following severe injuries from a bridge collapse near White Cloud Kansas, March 8. Physicians battled shock and blood poisoning but could not save him.
Judge Adams in Santiago disposed of two divorce cases, setting trials and advancing the Hor locker matter. Elizabeth Prall received a divorce from Walter A. Prall for non-support, while Gertrude B. Ferris was granted a divorce from Charles E. Ferris on the grounds of desertion.
The Horlocker murder trial opened in Hastings with Viola Horlocker charged with attempted poisoning of Mrs. Anna Morey. A young, conservative jury was sworn as spectators filled the courtroom. Mrs. Morey testified about finding a candy package at the doorway and the ensuing burning in her stomach and nausea after eating candy.
Mamie Reting was acquitted for shooting Edward on the street after he refused marriage and legitimation. The defense rested on temporary insanity, with evidence of prior suicide attempts and insomnia. The prosecuting attorney urged a verdict of not guilty by insanity, and the court instructed the jury accordingly.
Andrew Phillipsen, about twenty four, son of Hans Phillipsen, died by hanging in his father's barn a mile northwest of Staplehurst. Discovered by his sister, his father notified, physician summoned, but life extinct. He had long been in poor health and not deemed of sound mind.
The famous trotting mare Maud was buried with honors in the horse cemetery on the Bonner farm at East View Westchester County New York. Her grave lies beside Dexter 2 174. Nearby are Pocahontas Peerless Lady Palmer Flatbush Maid Rarus and other renowned horses.
Judge Conrad D. Nausemann, a Bellville county official for 27 years, died by morphine self harm. He left poverty despite earning about 200000 selling goods to sutlers during the Civil War, with family troubles cited as a contributing factor.
Daniel Robison aged ninety five died at Plainview Nebraska of old age. He was a Baptist church member. He leaves two daughters in Plainview, Mrs. H Hammond and Mrs. A F Cass. His intellectual faculties remained clear until death.
City health officials say no authentic plague cases found in San Francisco yet. A large force of workers is deployed to seek out disease breeding spots and have them cleaned to guard against its introduction.
A robbery at the Hardy Nebraska bank netted about $4000. Three unidentified men were seen in town the evening before the break in. They blasted the safe front and windows, damaged the ceiling and floor, then fled east on a Burlington handcar toward Kansas. Beatrice bloodhounds were dispatched, a $250 reward offered, and the bank’s stability is noted as unaffected.
Stage driver Hunt on the Valentine to Rosebud mail run faced an attempted hold up twenty miles from Valentine. Two masked men rode up and fired. Hunt fled, bullets hit his watch and clothing, he fired all five rounds from his revolver, dropping one pursuer from his saddle. Indian police scour the reservation at Rosebud.
Republicans from the state joined with Lincoln partisans Saturday night to honor Abraham Lincoln and party principles. Notables included Lieutenant Governor Timothy J. Woodruff of New York and Governor Leslie Nhaw of Town, with John N. Baldwin of Connell Bluffs as toastmaster. A Lindell hotel reception preceded the event, described as informal and enjoyable, with many party leaders and a large turnout of Nebraskan ladies.
George S. Lee once night operator at the Burlington and Missouri depot in Louisville Nebraska pleaded guilty before Judge Jessen in district court at Plattsmouth to forgery charges. He had faced accusations of stealing railway tickets and express money orders and had been held in jail. The prosecution prepared for a major trial with a large witness slate including Lee’s claimed accomplice Bowers. Lee’s guilty plea surprised the court and prosecutors.
At Minden Nebraska Dick Meddles was accidentally shot in the jaw by Rawley Hale. The bullet lodges in neck muscles and cannot be rotated by probing. No serious harm expected beyond a large scar.
The 2 percent exchange is authorized and up to date, aggregating 143,870,400. National banks offered 130,550,750 and individuals 43,200,050, with the remainder from other sources.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in A. J. Gustin against Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Nebraska et al. It found water and refinery competition create dissimilar conditions for sugar carriage from San Francisco to Omaha, Nebraska, versus shorter routes. The commission noted rate disparities to Kearney and Omaha and questioned the 77 cents per 100 pounds charge compared with 4 cents to Omaha. Commissioner Yeomans delivered the opinion.
Louis Figg and his wife return to Gretna after a mob incident leaving Mr Figg hoarse and sore from alleged choking and kicking. Mrs Figg reportedly sacrificed her hair, matted beyond cleansing. Neighbors defend them and deny rumors of immorality as five women who left the Figg home remain missing.
Day A Quiet One reports Hastings court proceedings with no sensational events. The defense plea of insanity remains central as Eva Stewart testimony is struck from the record as hearsay after prosecutors moved to recall her.
Mrs Mark Sellers 20 and her fourteen month old child fell into a well near Rushville OL and drowned after eight hours in the water The mother died from exposure while trying to rescue the child Her hands were cut to the bone and nails worn away The husband was away all day and found the bodies late in the evening after neighbors searched for them.
AS Alexander Nixon returned from work Saturday noon to his home in Fullerton Nebraska and found his wife dead on the floor. She had been in good health in the morning and appeared to die without warning while preparing dinner. She was about forty five years old.
In Ripley Yeon a Black man named Louis Rice was found dead hanging from a tree limb in the town center. The lynching followed a Lauderdale county trial in which Rice testified for a defendant accused of murdering a white man named Yieh.
A masked mob tarred and feathered Mr and Mrs Figg and others at Gretna Nebraska after breaking into their home. Fourteen leading men implicated as warrants circulate. alleged religious disputes blamed for the attack amid calls for law’s course.
The Horlocker Morey poisoning case neared the state’s rest with a heavy circumstantial build against the defendant. Witnesses offered damaging testimony and the defense failed to challenge much on cross examination. A tense scene erupted at noon when Morey hurled an epithet at Mr Batty, prompting several intervening bystanders to prevent a clash.
A Pittsburgh dispatch reports Carnegie Steel Company Limited declares itself a stock company with capital estimated at 200 to 250 million dollars. The ironclad agreement is wiped out and all litigation between partners is dropped. N G Frick, former president, secures what he contended for as part of an author statement issued tonight.
A neighbor set weeds near J B Sanborn's barn on fire and then returned home to read. The blaze burned Sanborn's barn, corn cribs, 600 bushels of oats, 1,250 bushels of corn and agricultural tools valued around 300 dollars. Also 3,250 bushels of corn owned by Otto Hoffman and several tons of hay and straw were lost. Total loss about 1800 dollars. Barn insured for about 400 dollars.
Mrs. Etta Horton was arraigned before Justice D.W. Neill at Humboldt on a charge of murdering her newborn found in a well in the northern part of town. Lawyers Tucker and Smith requested a continuance until Tuesday, March 27, and it was granted.
A blast at the Herculea powder works near Lamotte north of Louisiana Missouri destroyed the separating house. Peter Bucks and Edmond Carter were reported blown to atoms amid the explosion. Authorities began investigations into cause and scope of the calamity.
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